What ⨖ means
On supported Linux apps, use Unicode hex input; in LaTeX, use \sqint.
In a Linux app with Unicode entry, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2a16, then Enter. In LaTeX, the unicode-math package provides \sqint when the font and math engine support it.
In a formula, ⨖ is a large operator for integration in quaternionic mathematics. A quaternion is a number system; the symbol signals that the integral is in that setting.
What is the history of quaternion integration?
A 1907 paper discusses quaternion integral theorems. That dates the mathematics, not the first use of this exact printed glyph.
Don't confuse it with
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1Why is the quaternion integral symbol missing?
It can be. A font without the glyph, or a renderer without mathematical-layout support, may show a blank box or fallback shape. A font with math-symbol coverage and a math-aware renderer is needed for the intended form.
How to type ⨖
⨖\2A16Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.
